Matale Electoral District
| Matale | |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Matale |
| Province | Central |
| Polling divisions | 4 |
| Population | 483,000(2008) |
| Electorate | 342,684(2010) |
| Area | 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 5 |
| MPs | Wasantha Aluvihare, UNF Rohana Dissanayake, UPFA Nandimithra Ekanayake, UPFA Lakshman Perera, UPFA Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, UPFA |
Matale electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Matale in the Central province. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 342,684 registered electors in 2010.
Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Wijeratne Banda Jambugahapitiyagedera (UNP), 31,635 preference votes (pv); Alick Aluvihare (UNP), 31,004 pv; Basnayake Mudiyanselage Punchi Banda Kaviratne (UNP), 23,541 pv; V.G. Jinadasa (UNP), 22,941 pv; and Nandimithra Ekanayake (SLFP), 17,941 pv.
Results of the 2nd Central provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Alick Aluvihare (UNP), 61,526 preference votes (pv); Janaka Bandara Tennakoon (PA), 52,437 pv; Nandimithra Ekanayake (PA), 51,919 pv; Gopallawa Moithra Kuda Banda (PA), 40,555 pv; and Vidana Gamage Jinadasa (UNP), 35,474 pv.
Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
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